United States of America
A place we see daily on TV through the news, sitcoms or movies. But a country so vast we cannot possibily know it.
Mid Atlantic
New England
Great Lakes
Washington DC & Capital Region
Florida
Great Plains
The South
Texas
South West
Rocky Mountains
California
Pacific North West
Alaska
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Mid Atlantic
New England
Great Lakes
Washington DC & Capital region
Florida
Great Plains
The South
Texas
South West
Rocky Mountains
California
Pacific North West
Alaska
Mid Atlantic
New England
Great Lakes
Washington DC & Capital region
Florida
Great Plains
The South
Texas
South West
Rocky Mountains
California
Pacific North West
Alaska
- third most populous country in the world
- third largest country in the world
- fourth (New York) and 6th ( Los Angeles) largest cities in the world
- lowest point is Death Valley, California 86m below sea level.
- Highest point is Mt McKinley in alaska, at 6194m
- America is 2860 miles wide and 1582m vertically
- longest river is the Mississippi
Total Area:9,631,420 sq km Land Borders: Canada, Mexico
Population: 298,444,215
Life Expectancy: 78 years HIV % Total Poulation: 0.6%
Ethnic Groups: white 81.7%, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.2%
Languages:English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%
President:George W BUSH GDP - Per Capita: $41,800
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.